Walsh Sinead, Horgan Jennifer, May Richard J, Dymond Simon, Whelan Robert
Trinity College Dublin.
J Exp Anal Behav. 2014 Jan;101(1):51-60. doi: 10.1002/jeab.66. Epub 2013 Dec 11.
The Relational Completion Procedure is effective for establishing same, opposite and comparative derived relations in verbally able adults, but to date it has not been used to establish relational frames in young children or those with developmental delay. In Experiment 1, the Relational Completion Procedure was used with the goal of establishing two 3-member sameness networks in nine individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (eight with language delay). A multiple exemplar intervention was employed to facilitate derived relational responding when required. Seven of nine participants in Experiment 1 passed tests for derived relations. In Experiment 2, eight participants (all of whom, except one, had a verbal repertoire) were given training with the aim of establishing two 4-member sameness networks. Three of these participants were typically developing young children aged between 5 and 6 years old, all of whom demonstrated derived relations, as did four of the five participants with developmental delay. These data demonstrate that it is possible to reliably establish derived relations in young children and those with developmental delay using an automated procedure.
关系完成程序对于在具备语言能力的成年人中建立相同、相反和比较性的派生关系是有效的，但迄今为止，它尚未被用于在幼儿或发育迟缓者中建立关系框架。在实验1中，使用关系完成程序的目的是在9名自闭症谱系障碍患者（8名有语言延迟）中建立两个由3个成员组成的相同性网络。当需要时，采用多范例干预来促进派生关系反应。实验1中的9名参与者中有7名通过了派生关系测试。在实验2中，8名参与者（除1名外均有语言能力）接受了训练，目的是建立两个由4个成员组成的相同性网络。其中3名参与者是5至6岁的正常发育幼儿，他们均表现出派生关系，5名发育迟缓参与者中的4名也是如此。这些数据表明，使用自动化程序可以在幼儿和发育迟缓者中可靠地建立派生关系。
